DEFA14A 1 proxysupplement2024-earnme.htm DEFA14A Document

美國
證券交易委員會
華盛頓特區20549
14A日程安排表
(14a-101規則)
代理聲明所需信息
14A時間表的信息
根據14(a)條的授權代理聲明
1934年證券交易法
由註冊人提交 x由其他一方提交,而非註冊人 ¨
請勾選適當的框:
¨ 初步委託書
¨ 機密,僅限委員會使用(符合14a-6(e)(2)規定)
¨ 最終委託書
x 明確的附加材料
¨ 根據§240.14a-12徵求材料
Ellington Credit Company
(根據憲章規定的註冊人的名稱)
(提交代理聲明的人員名稱,如果不是提交人)
繳納申報費(請勾選合適的選項):
x 不需要費用
¨ 按照證券交易法規則14a-6(i)(1)和0-11計算的費用
(1)適用交易的每一類證券的名稱:
(2)適用交易的證券的總數:
(3)按交易所法規0-11號計算的單價或其他基礎價值(說明計算交易費用的金額並說明如何確定該金額):
(4)擬議的最大交易總價值
(5)總費用:
¨ 之前用初步材料支付的費用。
¨ 如有任何費用的部分被交易所法案規則0-11(a)(2)抵銷,請標記複選框,並指明已支付抵銷費用的申報文件。通過註冊聲明編號或表格或附表標識之前的申報文件及其申報日期。
(1)先前支付的金額:
(2)表格、時間表或註冊聲明編號:
(3)提交方:
(4)提交日期。



Ellington信貸推遲股東年會
公司的董事會、ISS和Glass Lewis所有推薦股東投票「贊成」戰略轉型
2024年10月30日,康涅狄格州老格林尼治——艾靈頓信貸公司(紐交所:EARN)("公司")今天宣佈推遲其2024年股東年會("年會"),原定於2024年10月30日舉行。年會推遲是爲了爲公司的股東進一步徵求委託書提供更多時間。
公司董事會將根據公司信託聲明的適用條款確定年度會議的重新安排日期,並將在不久的將來宣佈。
截至昨天收市,超過90%的收到的投票支持各項提案,允許公司轉爲根據1940年修訂版的《投資公司法》註冊的封閉式投資公司,並將被視爲根據1986年修訂本的《稅收法典》聯邦個人所得稅目的的受監管投資公司(這些提案稱爲「轉換提案」)。然而,鑑於尚未投票的股東人數衆多,轉換提案尚未獲得所需的肯定票數。
年度股東大會的記錄日期爲2024年8月6日(「記錄日期」),仍然不變。已經投票的股東無需採取任何行動,除非他們希望更改或撤銷之前的代理或投票指示,他們的投票將計入重新安排的年度股東大會。
公司董事會連同領先的獨立代理投票公司機構股東服務公司和Glass, Lewis & Co.,建議股東投票贊同代理聲明中包含的所有提案。
附加信息及其位置
《代理聲明書》已經寄送給所有截至股東大會記錄日營業結束當天的記錄股東,這些股東有權收到年度股東大會通知並參與投票。此外,《代理聲明書》可免費在美國證券交易委員會網站www.sec.gov上獲取。
在做出任何投票或投資決定之前,敦促股東閱讀代理聲明和所有其他提交給SEC的相關文件,因爲這些文件和申報包含關於年度股東大會和在年度股東大會上要討論事項的重要信息。
關於Ellington Credit Company
Ellington Credit Company,原名Ellington Residential Mortgage REIt,最初是作爲股權房地產投資信託("REIT")而成立的,主要投資於住房抵押貸款支持證券("MBS")。2024年3月29日,公司董事會批准了其投資策略的戰略轉型,專注於公司抵押貸款債務證券(「CLOs」),並重點關注中間債務和股權級別("戰略轉型")。爲了配合這一轉型,公司於2024年1月1日起撤銷了作爲REIt的稅收選擇,並更名爲Ellington Credit Company。公司打算在股東批准轉換議案的前提下,轉變爲根據1940年修訂版的《投資公司法》註冊的封閉式投資公司,該公司將作爲受監管的投資公司根據1986年修訂版的《內部稅收法》聯邦稅收目的進行處理,並計劃在2024年晚些時候完成從以MBS爲重點的公司向以CLO爲重點的公司的過渡。
艾靈頓信貸公司由艾靈頓管理集團附屬公司艾靈頓信貸公司管理有限責任公司進行外部管理和諮詢(統稱「艾靈頓」)。
重要的附加信息及其獲取方式
關於轉換提議和年度股東大會,公司已向美國證券交易委員會提交了一份14A表格的確定性代理聲明,該聲明已於2024年10月1日提交給SEC的《第1修正案》修正,以及於2024年10月23日提交給SEC的《第2修正案》(如有進一步修訂、補充或其他修改,統稱「代理聲明」)。 代理聲明包含關於公司、轉換提議和相關事項的重要信息。本發佈僅供信息目的,並不構成出售任何證券的要約,也不是在徵求購買任何證券的要約。 本發佈中包含的信息不構成或不構成任何出售或認購或出售或認購任何證券的邀約或邀請的一部分,也不得構成或不得構成與任何合同或承諾有關的基礎或依賴。



本公告涉及公司已向美國證券交易委員會(SEC)提交併寄給股東的代理聲明。這些信息涉及公司在代理聲明中尋求股東批准的提案,包括轉換提案("提案")。代理聲明包含有關公司、埃林頓(Ellington)、提案及相關事項的重要信息。建議股東仔細閱讀並全面閱讀與SEC提交的所有相關文件,包括代理聲明及其任何修訂或補充,因爲其中包含有關公司、埃林頓、提案及相關事項的重要信息。建議股東仔細閱讀公司與SEC提交的(包括所有修訂和補充)代理聲明以及可能由公司向SEC提交的其他相關文件,因爲其中包含有關公司及提案的重要信息。股東可以免費從SEC網站(www.sec.gov)獲取公司提交給SEC的文件。公司提交給SEC的文件副本也可免費在公司網站www.ellingtoncredit.com上獲取。
Participants in the Solicitation Relating to the Conversion Proposals
The Company and certain of its respective directors and executive officers and certain other affiliates of the Company may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the common shareholders of the Company in respect of the Conversion Proposals. Information regarding the Company and its trustees and executive officers and their ownership of common stock of the Company can be found in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on March 12, 2024 and amended on April 12, 2024, and the Proxy Statement. These documents are available free of charge on the SEC’s website and from the Company, using the sources indicated above.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This communication may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are not historical in nature and can be identified by words such as "anticipate," "estimate," "will," "should," "may," "expect," "project," "believe," "intend," "seek," "plan" and similar expressions or their negative forms, or by references to strategy, plans, or intentions. Forward-looking statements are based on our beliefs, assumptions and expectations of our future operations, business strategies, performance, financial condition, liquidity and prospects, taking into account information currently available to us. These beliefs, assumptions, and expectations are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties and can change as a result of many possible events or factors, not all of which are known to us. If a change occurs, our business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations and strategies may vary materially from those expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements. The following factors are examples of those that could cause actual results to vary from those stated or implied by our forward-looking statements: changes in interest rates and the market value of the Company's investments, market volatility, changes in the default rates on corporate loans, the Company's ability to borrow to finance its assets, changes in government regulations affecting the Company's business, the Company's ability to maintain its exclusion from registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, our ability to pivot our investment strategy to focus on collateralized loan obligations ("CLOs"), a deterioration in the CLO market, our ability to utilize our net operating loss carryforwards, our ability to convert to a closed end fund/RIC, including our ability to obtain shareholder approval of our conversion to a closed end fund/RIC, and other changes in market conditions and economic trends, such as changes to fiscal or monetary policy, heightened inflation, slower growth or recession, and currency fluctuations. Furthermore, as stated above, forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including, among other things, those described under Item 1A of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, which can be accessed through the link to the Company's SEC filings under "For Investors" on the Company's website (at www.ellingtoncredit.com) or at the SEC's website (www.sec.gov). Other risks, uncertainties, and factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or implied may be described from time to time in reports the Company files with the SEC, including reports on Forms 10-Q, 10-K and 8-K. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
Contacts
Investors:
Ellington Credit Company
Investor Relations
(203) 409-3773
info@ellingtoncredit.com
or



Media:
Amanda Shpiner/Grace Cartwright
Gasthalter & Co.
for Ellington Credit Company
(212) 257-4170
Ellington@gasthalter.com